Vishakha Nakshatra Baby Names
A baby born with the Moon in Vishakha (विशाखा) is traditionally given a name starting with one of four sounds: Ti, Tu, Te, To — one for each pada.
About Vishakha
- Name means: “branching out”.
- Deity: Indra and Agni.
- Stars: α, β, γ and ι Librae.
- Moon sign (): Tula / Vrishchika — this Nakshatra crosses two signs, so the pada decides which.
Source for name meaning, deity and stars: Wikipedia — Nakshatra (table of the 27 nakshatras). Full Vishakha profile →
Name letters by
Each pada is one quarter of the Nakshatra (3°20′ of the sky). Only one of these four sounds is your baby’s — the pada needs the exact birth time.
Pada 1: “Ti” (ती) · Moon in Tula (Libra)
- boyTilak तिलक — the auspicious mark on the forehead Source
Pada 2: “Tu” (तू) · Moon in Tula (Libra)
- girlTulsi तुलसी — the holy basil plant Source
Pada 3: “Te” (ते) · Moon in Tula (Libra)
Pada 4: “To” (तो) · Moon in Vrishchika (Scorpio)
Our short, checked list has no names for this sound yet. Any name that begins with the Devanagari syllable “तो” fits the tradition.
4 names listed for Vishakha. The list is deliberately short — each meaning links to the dictionary or name reference it comes from — and names are matched by their first Devanagari syllable (consonant and vowel), so “Dev” (देव) counts as “De”, not “Da”.
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